Superman was so so. I am debating about how far to go in my review without giving out spoilers.

my 5 main points:

  • Brian Singer was obsessively faithful to the early Superman movies. A double edged sword in my opinion
  • Brandon Routh is spot on as Reeve’s bumbly doofus Clark.
  • James Marsden has the unfortunate legacy of being the chump in both a DC and Marvel comic movie love triangle
  • the airline rescue sequence was worth the price of admission
  • the Christ symbolism was hard to miss

What i didn’t like: The portrayal of Luthor. John Byrne’s Man of Steel from the late 80’s recast Luthor from a Green and Purple flying suit criminal to a ruthless man of considerable financial power. Spacey was going to the throwback Hackman’s performance with a bit of an evil undercurrent. <SPOILER>(mouseover at your own risk)making Superman Lois Lane’s baby’s daddy. talk about a really jacked up workplace environment. and where will they go with the story after that?? They really were hammeing home the Christ thing, the father’s voice telling him he sent them his son, the crucifix pose, the raising from the dead after a period of time.</SPOILER>

It felt lacking in some areas. and i’m not sure where they’ll go from here.